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"Inside the brooding former studio of 16th-century sculptor Antonello Gagini in Palermo, this restaurant’s ancient stone walls and dramatic decor provide a striking contrast to the modern, slightly offbeat tasting menu. Guests sit at long communal banqueting tables for chef Mauricio Zillo’s inventive dishes, which draw on his Italian-Brazilian heritage with combinations like corallino with zucchini leaves and nasa shrimp or a cod parmigiana. Ceramic Teste di Moro perched on podiums and wrought-iron candlesticks heighten the theatrical feel, and while Palermo’s center buzzes and sweats outside, the dining room feels like a slow-motion, sultry cocoon where couples challenge their palates with beef carpaccio propped up by seafood broth as sommeliers introduce them to niche Sicilian wines." - Rosalyn Wikeley